Historical Markers in Galveston County, Texas
1871 Thomas Jefferson League Building
A. Wilkins Miller Cottage
Adriance-Springer House
Albertson Home
Alta Loma
Alta Loma Cemetery
American National Insurance Company
American Red Cross, Galveston County Chapter
Arcadia Christian Church
Ashbel Smith, 1805-1886
Ashton Villa, 1859
Avenue L Missionary Baptist Church
Baden-Sproule House
Ball High School
Battle of Galveston
Bernard Moore Temple
Best-Lucas House
Boddeker House
Bolivar Point
Booker T. Washington School
Burial Site of David G. Burnet
C. F. Marschner Building
Camp Wallace
Campbell Home
Captain William S. Fisher
Carl and Hilda Biehl House
Carmelo "Charles" Bertolino
Catherine Isabel Cox Sherman
Cecil and Frances Brown House
Cedar Lawn
Charles Cronea
City of Hitchcock
Civil War Fortifications at Virginia Point
Clarke-Jockusch Home
Confederate Mariner: Leon Smith
Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue
Crenshaw Family Cemetery
Dairy Industry in the Santa Fe Area
David Ayers
Davidson-Penland House
Davison Home
Dickinson Station of the GH&H Railroad
Dominican Sisters Congregation of the Sacred Heart
Dr. Frederick K. and Lucy Adelaide Fisher House
E. S. Levy and Company
Early History of Galveston County
Eaton Memorial Chapel
Evergreen Cemetery
Exploration of Galveston County
Fairview Cemetery
Faith United Methodist Church
Fig Industry in Friendswood
First Aero Squadron
First Baptist Church of Galveston
First Baptist Church of League City
First Baptist Church of Texas City
First Hutchings-Sealy National Bank
First Lutheran Church
First Methodist Church of Texas City
First Navy of the Republic of Texas
First Presbyterian Church
First Texas City Refinery, The
First Union Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church of Dickinson
First Wharf in Galveston
Former Site of Heidenheimer's Castle
Fort Travis
Frank Bell, Jr.
Franklin-Wandless House
Frederich-Erhard House
Frederick William Beissner House
Friends Church Cemetery
Friendswood
Gaido's Famous Seafood Restaurant
Gail Borden, Jr.
Galilee Missionary Baptist Church
Galveston Artillery Club
Galveston Chamber of Commerce
Galveston Children's Home
Galveston County Communities
Galveston County, 1901 - 1965
Galveston Garten Verein
Galveston Historical Foundation
Galveston Immigration Stations
Galveston in the Republic of Texas
Galveston Island
Galveston Medical College
Galveston "News," C. S.A.
Galveston Office of the National Weather Service
Galveston Orphans Home
Galveston Quarantine Stations
Galveston, C. S. A.
Galveston: Gateway to Texas
George Campbell Childress
George Campbell Childress
George Dealey
George Fox House
George H. Nicholls
George Seeligson Home
George Washington Chapter - DAR
Grace Episcopal Church
Grand Opera House 1894
Greater Bell Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Greek Orthodox Cemetery
Greensville S. Dowell
Grover-Chambers House
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company
Hagemann-Cobb House
Hawes Summer Home
Heidenheimer-Hunter Building
Helen E. Ebert
Hendley's Row
Henry C. Henck, Jr. House
Henry Journeay
Henry Rosenberg Home
High Island
Hitchcock Depot
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Homesite of Adolph Dolson
Homesite of Dr. William Keiller
Hotel Galvez
Hutchings House
Hutchings, Sealy & Co. Building
Isaac H. and Henrietta Kempner House
Isaac Heffron House
Isabella Offenbach Maas Residence
J. F. Smith & Brothers (STOLEN)
J. F. Smith House
J. Levy & Bro.
Jack Johnson
Jackie Andrews Private School
James Love
James N. Davis House
James S. Waters House
Jane Herbert Wilkinson Long
Jean Lafitte
John and Eliza Hertford House
John Bankhead Magruder
John M. Jones House
John Overton Trueheart
John Smith House
Julius H. Ruhl Residence
Juneteenth
Karankawa Campsite
Kemah
La Marque
Lafitte's Grove
Landes-McDonough House
Lasker Home for Children
League Park
Lent Munson Hitchcock
Leon & H. Blum Co. Building
Levi Charles Meyers Harby
Lockhart House
Lorraine Crosby School
Louis Trezevant Wigfall
Lt. Commander Edward Lea
Magale Building
Magnolia Creek Cemetery
Mainland Mission Churches
Major John M. Allen
Major Leon Dyer
Mallory-Produce Building
Mardi Gras in Galveston
Masonic Temple, Old (BURNED)
Mathilda Wehmeyer German-American Kindergarten School
Maud Moller House
Menard-Ganter House
Michel B. Menard
Miller-Brautigam Home
Miller-Jacobs Home
Moody Hall
Nahor Biggs Yard
Near Campsites of Louis-Michel Aury and Francisco Xavier Mina
Nicholas D. Labadie
Nicholas J. Clayton
Norris Wright Cuney
Old Austin Home
Old Ball Home
Old Bay Lake Ranch
Old Galveston Market House and City Hall
Old H. B. Moore Home
Old Red, Ashbel Smith Building
Olga Samaroff
Open Gates
Original Oleander Planting in Galveston
Original Site of First Baptist Church of Alta Loma
Original Site of St. Mary's Orphan Asylum
Paul's Union Church
Peter Leroy Colombo
Phillips Memorial Cemetery
Pier 19, Mosquito Fleet Berth
Point Bolivar
Poole-Parker House
Powhatan and Mattie Wren House
Powhatan House
Produce Building
Public Education for Blacks in Galveston
Quigg-Baulard Cottage
Rabbi Henry Cohen
Reconstruction to 1900, Galveston County
Reedy Chapel A. M. E. Church
Reedy Chapel A. M. E. Church
Rollover Fish Pass
Rosewood Cemetery
Runge Park
Sacred Heart Church
Samuel May Williams
Samuel May Williams
San Leon
San Leon Cemetery
Santa Fe Consolidated High School
Santa Fe Union Station
Schreiber-Miller Warehouse
Scottish Rite Masonry in Texas
Settlement Community
Shiloh A. M. E. Church
Shoal Point and Half Moon Shoal Lighthouse
Sidney Sherman
Site of Austinia
Site of Clifton-by-the-Sea
Site of Galveston County Poor Farm
Site of Galveston Seminary
Site Of Landmark Campbell's Bayou
Site of Magnolia Grove Cemetery
Site of Old Saint Mary's Infirmary
Site of the Home of Michael Branaman Menard
Site of Ursuline Convent and Academy
Sociedad Mutualista Mexicana in Texas City
Sonnentheil Home
SS Selma
St. George's Episcopal Church
St. Joseph's Church
St. Mary Mission Church
St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Patrick Catholic Church
St. Paul United Methodist Church
Stewart Property
Stringfellow Orchards
Sweeney-Royston House
T. J. and Mary Lelia Dick House
Texas Bar Association
Texas City
Texas City Dike
Texas City Memorial Cemetery
Texas City Terminal Railway Company
Texas Revolution and Civil War, Galveston County
Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution
Texas Sugar Refining Company
The Bishop's Palace
The Cottage
The Cradle
The Galveston Movement
The Heidenheimer Bros. Marine Building
The Italian Vault
The Maas House
The Mexican Telegraph Company_The Zimmermann Telegram
The Moody Home
The Original Galveston Seawall
The Rev. Henry P. Young (October 2, 1817-September 12, 1901)
The Rosenberg Library
The Rt. Rev. Monsignor James Martin Kirwin
The Rt. Rev. Monsignor Marius Etienne Chataignon
The Stewart Building
The Texas City Disaster
The Wilbur Cherry House
Thomas Chubb House
Thomas Henry Borden
Thomas Joseph
Townsite of Dickinson
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Trube House
Trueheart-Adriance Building
U. S. Army Camp at Texas City
U. S. Naval Air Station (Blimp Base)
Ursuline Convent in the Civil War
Ursuline Nuns in Galveston
Valentine T. Dalton
Victor Gustafson Home
W. P. Ballinger Law Firm
Warren D. C. Hall
Washington Hotel
Wedell's Corner
Wegner House
Wesley Tabernacle United Methodist Church
West Galveston Island
West Point Baptist Church
Wilbur Cherry
William and Adele Skinner House
William and Lena Juneman Smith
William J. Killeen House
William Jefferson Jones
William Lewis Moody, Jr.
William Tennant Austin
Williams-Tucker House, 1837-40
World War I Physicians in Galveston
About Galveston County
Galveston County Timeline
Galveston County, located on the Gulf Coast of Texas, has a rich and fascinating history that dates back centuries. The area was inhabited by Native American tribes for thousands of years before European explorers arrived in the 16th century. Spanish explorers were among the first to visit the region, followed by French and English explorers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
In 1816, Pirate Jean Lafitte established a short-lived settlement on Galveston Island, which became a haven for smugglers and criminals. However, the pirate era came to an end when the Mexican government took control of Texas and drove out Lafitte and his fellow pirates.
The 19th century saw Galveston County become a major seaport and commercial center. In 1839, the city of Galveston was founded and quickly grew in size and prosperity. The city became an important hub for the Texas cotton industry and played a significant role in the Texas Revolution and the Civil War.
However, Galveston faced numerous challenges throughout its history, including devastating hurricanes. The most notable was the Great Storm of 1900, which remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, claiming thousands of lives and causing extensive damage. Despite the destruction, Galveston rebuilt and implemented engineering projects, including the construction of a seawall, to protect the city from future hurricanes.
Today, Galveston County is a popular tourist destination, known for its beautiful beaches, historic architecture, and vibrant cultural scene. The county has successfully preserved its rich heritage while embracing modern development, making it a unique and diverse place to visit and live.
In 1816, Pirate Jean Lafitte established a short-lived settlement on Galveston Island, which became a haven for smugglers and criminals. However, the pirate era came to an end when the Mexican government took control of Texas and drove out Lafitte and his fellow pirates.
The 19th century saw Galveston County become a major seaport and commercial center. In 1839, the city of Galveston was founded and quickly grew in size and prosperity. The city became an important hub for the Texas cotton industry and played a significant role in the Texas Revolution and the Civil War.
However, Galveston faced numerous challenges throughout its history, including devastating hurricanes. The most notable was the Great Storm of 1900, which remains the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, claiming thousands of lives and causing extensive damage. Despite the destruction, Galveston rebuilt and implemented engineering projects, including the construction of a seawall, to protect the city from future hurricanes.
Today, Galveston County is a popular tourist destination, known for its beautiful beaches, historic architecture, and vibrant cultural scene. The county has successfully preserved its rich heritage while embracing modern development, making it a unique and diverse place to visit and live.
Galveston County Timeline
This timeline provides a condensed summary of the historical journey of Galveston County, Texas.
- 1528 - Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca becomes the first known European to set foot on Galveston Island
- 1816 - Pirate Jean Lafitte establishes a base on Galveston Island
- 1825 - Galveston becomes a port of entry for the newly formed Republic of Mexico
- 1836 - Galveston becomes an important port during the Texas Revolution
- 1839 - The City of Galveston is officially incorporated
- 1854 - Galveston becomes the largest city in Texas
- 1900 - Galveston is struck by a devastating hurricane, resulting in over 6,000 deaths
- 1901 - Oil is discovered in nearby Spindletop, leading to a period of economic growth
- 1957 - The world's first offshore drilling rig is built in Galveston
- 2008 - Hurricane Ike causes significant damage to Galveston